Condemnation has been the order of the day for the Department of State Services (DSS) after it described the 60 lawyers who filed contempt proceedings against the Director-General of the agency Yusuf Bichi over the continued detention of Mr Godwin Emefiele as IPOB lawyers.
A group of counsels led by Barrister Maxwell Okpara had on Monday filed contempt proceedings to send Bichi to jail for breaching judicial pronouncements against the continued detention of Emefiele.
In response to the contempt proceeding via the official twitter handle of the DSS on Tuesday afternoon, the secret police said:
Charge and bail, overzealous uninformed IPOB/ESN lawyer Maxwell Okpara mobilises other like minded lawyers against DGSS. Futile Efforts. Well, Nigerians, beware! This is in bad faith. Transferred
aggression.— Department of State Services (DSS) (@OfficialDSSNG) July 18, 2023
Taking to the comment section, netizens condemned the secret services for name-calling and usage of derogatory words. See comments below:
Dear DGSS,
We find it condescending, inappropriate and derogatory addressing a Legal Practitioner duly called to the Supreme Court of Nigeria as a "Charge and Bail".
This act is an affront on Nigerian Lawyers and the Judiciary in general.
We hereby urge that you delete such…
— Naija Barrister (@naijabarrister) July 18, 2023
I saw this and i thought it was photoshopped or from a parody account. Look at what they’re tweeting from their official account. The state of this country mehn 😭😭
— IRUNNIA (@Irunnia_) July 18, 2023
This is what happens when you sleep, breathe, and dream about Igbo people. The handler is probably one of these numerous bush dwellers like Qudus we have out here. Imagine the FBI making tweets like this. God forbid! 🥲
— Aji Bussu Onye Mpiawa azụ 🇨🇮 (@AfamDeluxo) July 18, 2023
